Laura Fungai Ganda

She has worked with institutions that include the National Gallery of Zimbabwe where she was responsible for programmatic and institutional marketing, Women Filmmakers of Zimbabwe as the Festival Director and LitFest Harare in programming. Currently she is the Executive Director at Dzimbanhete Arts and Culture Interactions. She is responsible for mapping the strategic direction of the organisation, programming, project management and identifying artistic, cultural and business opportunities. She has managed international events that include International Images Film Festival for Women (2016) that interrogates women’s issues through film advocating for gender equity and the International Conference on African Cultures hosted by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (2017).
Through this she contributed to international discourse on African art focusing on exhibitions, art markets, infrastructure development and preservation. She is committed to contributing to the sustainable growth of organisations in the creative and cultural sector through strengthening artistic and management capacities. She seeks to actively connect the industry to markets, audiences and expertise. She has special expertise in marketing, business development, strategic planning, project management and entrepreneurship in the arts sector.